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Agenda Item No: 2.






AGENDA REPORT

DATE:

July 21, 2020 

TO:

Mayor and City Council

FROM:

Stefan T. Chatwin, City Manager


SUBJECT:Resolution 2020-139 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Accepting a Portion of Horizon Circle as a Public Right of Way

RECOMMENDED ACTION 
Adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE 
The developer for the Villages at Fairfield project is constructing improvements to Horizon Circle and segments of Linear Park. Accepting a portion of Horizon Circle as a public street, where it bisects the Linear Park, provides uninterrupted vehicle access along Horizon Circle, and facilitates future maintenance of the roadway and utility improvements.
DISCUSSION
In August 2019, Council authorized Rancho Tolenas Corp. (developer) to commence construction on the Villages at Fairfield, Village II – Master Infrastructure improvements. The Villages at Fairfield project is located east of Clay Bank Road and north of Air Base Parkway. The developer’s planned work includes improvements to Horizon Circle, which includes roadway, utilities, bridge structure, and street lighting improvements.

The master planned development always intended for Horizon Circle to bisect the Linear Park, which is owned in fee by the City of Fairfield. Once construction of Horizon Circle is completed, it will provide residents of the subdivision north/south access. Approval of the attached resolution will declare this land to be a public right of way and provide for its acceptance into the City street system.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
CITY COUNCIL WORKPLAN 
Community Safety
 Community Infrastructure Quality of Life
Financial and Operational Sustainability Economic Development Travis Air Force Base

City Council Goal this item supports: 
Community Infrastructure, Economic Development
 

Project:
#5B.2, Villages at Fairfield Development Agreement
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION 
N/A
ALTERNATIVE ACTION 
If the City Council has any questions, approval can be postponed until the questions are addressed.
STAFF CONTACT 
Trisha Curran, Senior Engineering Technician
(707) 428-7471
tcurran@fairfield.ca.gov

COORDINATED WITH 
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Attachment 1: Vicinity Map
Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 3: Exhibit A
Attachment 4: Exhibit B
REVIEWERS:
ReviewerActionDate
AnswererRejected7/6/2020 - 5:46 PM
Panganiban, RyanApproved7/6/2020 - 7:25 PM
Kaushal, PaulApproved7/6/2020 - 7:27 PM
Alexander, AmberApproved7/9/2020 - 1:38 PM
Alexander, AmberApproved7/9/2020 - 1:38 PM